It’s fairly simple really: I review books about any and all of the topics classifiable under the general category of natural history, as well as works in the history of natural history and natural philosophy, the history of science, and the history of medicine. I do it because I'm passionate about these things, because I have the experience and skill to do so, and, quite frankly, because in many cases no one else will.
Modern book reviewing revolves around popular topics – mostly fiction and non-fiction of a sufficiently general nature so as to attract a very large audience. Natural history, other than for works related to bird watching, lacks such large groups of interested readers. Scholarly journals, of course, provide brief passages on works – mostly academic – related to their specific field of study; but for the vast majority of natural history titles, there simply are no publications willing to undertake their review on a regular basis nor the reviewers possessing the general naturalist background to do so.
It’s a shame, because each year there are so many wonderful books published on a wide variety of natural history topics that just don’t manage to find their audiences and are too soon relegated to the bargain bins without their existence ever having had the chance to find its way through the information overload that is the modern media. The Well-read Naturalist was founded to overcome this problem and help those interested in natural history subjects find the books they may otherwise never have known were published.
I provide not only full reviews of selected natural history titles but news pertaining to the future and present publication of additional books as well. And from time to time, I also provide helpful information regarding items – binoculars, field bags, mobile applications, etc. – that I find to be of exceptional quality, creativity, or utility and think will be of interest to naturalists.
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- Scappoose, Oregon 97056, Us
- Industry
- Writing And Editing
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Document Preparation Services
- HQ
- Scappoose, Oregon
- Competitors
- University of Chicago Press, Olive Training Consultants, Third Culture Kid Psychology, For the Love of Work, The Third Culture Kid Project, CultureBound, Feather Friendly® Bird Collision Deterrent Markers, Hudson Taconic Lands, InterculturalTransitions, National Association for Interpretation.
The Well-Read Naturalist Questions
The Well-Read Naturalist's website is http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com
The Well-Read Naturalist's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellreadnaturalist
The Well-Read Naturalist's industry is
Writing and Editing
The Well-Read Naturalist's top competitors are
University Of Chicago Press,
Olive Training Consultants,
Third Culture Kid Psychology,
For The Love Of Work,
The Third Culture Kid Project,
Culturebound,
Feather Friendly® Bird Collision Deterrent Markers,
Hudson Taconic Lands,
Interculturaltransitions,
National Association For Interpretation.
The Well-Read Naturalist's categories are Writing and Editing
The Well-Read Naturalist's founding year is 2009
